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			The Book of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865 This full length classic werewolf reference book is presented courtesy of MythologyWeb. < Back a page Table of Contents Next page > TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER II LYCANTHROPY AMONG THE ANCIENTS Definition of Lycanthropy -- Marcellus Sidetes -- Virgil -- Herodotus -- Ovid -- Pliny -- Agriopas -- Story from Petronius -- Arcadian Legends -- Explanation offered CHAPTER III THE WERE-WOLF IN THE NORTH Norse Traditions -- Manner in which the Change was effected -- Voelundar Kvida -- Instances from the Völsung Saga -- Hrolf's Saga Kraka -- Faroëse Poem -- Helga Kvida -- Vatnsdæla Saga -- Eyrbyggja Saga CHAPTER IV THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WERE-WOLF Advantage of the Study of Norse Literature -- Bear and Wolf-skin Dresses -- The Berserkir -- Their Rage -- The Story of Thorir -- Passages from the Aigla -- The Evening Wolf -- Skallagrim and his Son -- Derivation of the Word "Hamr:" of "Vargr" -- Laws affecting Outlaws -- "To become a Boar" -- Recapitulation CHAPTER V THE WERE-WOLF IN THE MIDDLE AGES Stories from Olaus Magnus of Livonian Were-wolves -- Story from Bishop Majolus -- Story of Albertus Pericofcius -- Similar occurrence at Prague -- Saint Patrick -- Strange incident related by John of Nüremberg -- Bisclaveret -- Courland Were-wolves -- Pierre Vidal -- Pavian Lycanthropist -- Bodin's Stories -- Forestus' Account of a Lycanthropist -- Neapolitan Were-wolf CHAPTER VI A CHAPTER OF HORRORS Pierre Bourgot and Michel Verdung -- The Hermit of S. Bonnot -- The Gandillon Family -- Thievenne Paget -- The Tailor of Châlons -- Roulet CHAPTER VII JEAN GRENIER On the Sand-dunes -- A Wolf attacks Marguerite Poirier -- Jean Grenier brought to Trial -- His Confessions -- Charges of Cannibalism proved -- His Sentence -- Behaviour in the Monastery -- Visit of Del'ancre CHAPTER VIII FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WERE-WOLVES Barrenness of English Folk-lore -- Devonshire Traditions -- Derivation of Were-wolf -- Cannibalism in Scotland -- The Angus Robber -- The Carle of Perth -- French Superstitions -- Norwegian Traditions -- Danish Tales of Were-wolves -- Holstein Stories -- The Werewolf in the Netherlands -- Among the Greeks; the Serbs; the White Russians; the Poles; the Russians -- A Russian Receipt for becoming a Were-wolf -- The Bohemian Vlkodlak -- Armenian Story -- Indian Tales -- Abyssinian Budas -- American Transformation Tales -- A Slovakian Household Tale -- Similar Greek, Béarnais, and Icelandic Tales CHAPTER IX NATURAL CAUSES OF LYCANTHROPY Innate Cruelty -- Its Three Forms -- Dumollard -- Andreas Bichel -- A Dutch Priest -- Other instances of Inherent Cruelty -- Cruelty united to Refinement -- A Hungarian Bather in Blood -- Suddenness with which the Passion is developed -- Cannibalism; in pregnant Women; in Maniacs -- Hallucination; how Produced -- Salves -- The Story of Lucius -- Self-deception CHAPTER X MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE WERE-WOLF MYTH Metempsychosis -- Sympathy between Men and Beasts -- Finnbog and the Bear -- Osage and the Beaver -- The Connexion of Soul and Body -- Buddism -- Case of Mr. Holloway -- Popular ideas concerning the Body -- The derivation of the German Leichnam -- Feather Dresses -- Transmigration of Souls -- A Basque Story -- Story from the Pantschatantra -- Savage ideas regarding Natural Phenomena -- Thunder, Lightning, and Cloud -- The origin of the Dragon -- John of Bromton's Dragon a Waterspout -- The Legend of Typhoeus -- Allegorizing of the Effects of a Hurricane -- Anthropomorphosis -- The Cirrus Cloud, a Heavenly Swan -- Urvaci -- The Storm-cloud a Daemon -- Vritra and Rakschasas -- Story of a Brahmin and a Rakschasas CHAPTER XI THE MARÉCHAL DE REZT I: THE INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES Introduction -- History of Gilles de Laval -- The Castle of Machecoul -- Surrender of the Marshal -- Examination of Witnesses -- Letter of De Retz -- The Duke of Brittany reluctant to move -- The Bishop of Nantes CHAPTER XII THE MARÉCHAL DE REZT II: THE TRIAL The Appearance of the Marshal -- Pierre de l'Hospital -- The Requisition -- The Trial adjourned -- Meeting of the Marshal and his Servants -- The Confession of Henriet -- Pontou persuaded to confess all -- The adjourned Trial not hurried on -- The hesitation of the Duke of Brittany CHAPTER XIII MARÉCHAL DE RETZ III: THE SENTENCE AND EXECUTION The adjourned Trial -- The Marshal Confesses -- The Case handed over to the Ecclesiastical Tribunal -- Prompt steps taken by the Bishop -- The Sentence -- Ratified by the Secular Court -- The Execution CHAPTER XIV A GALICIAN WERE-WOLF The Inhabitants of Austrian Galicia -- The Hamlet of Polomyja -- Summer Evening in the Forest -- The Beggar Swiatek -- A Girl disappears -- A School-boy vanishes -- A Servant-girl lost -- Another Boy carried off -- The Discovery made by the Publican of Polomyja -- Swiatek locked up -- Brought to Dabkow -- Commits suicide CHAPTER XV ANOMALOUS CASE -- THE HUMAN HYENÆ Ghouls -- Story from Fornari -- Quotation from Apuleius -- Incident mentioned by Marcassus -- Cemeteries of Paris violated -- Discovery of Violator -- Confession of M. Bertrand CHAPTER XVI A SERMON ON WERE-WOLVES The Discourses of Dr. Johann Geiler -- The Sermon -- Remarks < Back a page Table of Contents Next page > Related products: The Book of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould. Buy it new at Amazon.com or search for used copies at Abebooks Werewolf masks, makeup kits and prosthetics for Halloween and other uses at Clownin' Around. Wolf and werewolf art prints and posters in affiliation with AllPosters.com.